OUTSIDE of Class Work

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OUTSIDE of Class Time Work

(aka "HOMEwork")
There are two standing OUTSIDE of class time assignments for the year:
  1. What's Happening in the French Speaking World?
  2. Unit Work

Rubrics and explanations for each are detailed below.

Additional OUTSIDE of class time assignments WILL be given throughout the year. Due dates will be announced and posted on the French Class Calendar and reminders will be sent via Twitter.

What's Happening in the French Speaking World?


Every week, students are to present a 30 second summary of a Current Event in a French Speaking Area/Region/Country.

  • Presentations will be done on Mondays and Tuesdays. *Only 30 school weeks have BOTH a Monday & a Tuesday in them. If there is NO class on Monday, NO ARTICLE is due that WEEK. If there is NO class on Tuesday, NO ARTICLE is due that WEEK.
  • Students will use Diigo.com to SHARE the source of their information. (Must be done BEFORE FRENCH CLASS!)
  • Current events may NOT be repeated in a class period, or for the year. Only ONE presentation, per Class Period, per TOPIC. FIRST to SHARE a web-site on that TOPIC, will be the ONLY student to get Credit for that TOPIC! (The sooner you share the topic you want to present, the easier it will be!) - More than one student can not present on a single topic, each topic (headline/story) must be unique!
  • ONLY students with EXCUSED ABSENCES will be allowed to complete this activity late, and MUST BE completed during the NEXT CLASS following his/her absence (because this is a standing homework assignment, there is no "plus one" for completion.)

Rubric:
  1. On-time? Yes = 2pts No = 0 for the ENTIRE GRADE (no partial credit for the rest of the assignment)
  2. Shared on Diigo? Yes = 2pts No = 0 for the ENTIRE GRADE (no partial credit for the rest of the assignment)
  3. Unique Story? Yes = 2pts No = 0 for the ENTIRE GRADE (no partial credit for the rest of the assignment)
  4. Summary 25 - 35 seconds? Yes = 2pts No= 1pt
  5. Oral Summary includes (IN THIS ORDER): Where? When? Who? What? How? Why? 1pt each = possible total of 6pts
  6. Written Summary on Diigo "sticky note" includes (IN THIS ORDER): Where? When? Who? What? How? Why? 1pt each = possible total of 6pts
  7. Highlighting Website (on Diigo) to back up presented facts? Yes = 1 pt for each highlighted answer to: Where? When? Who? What? How? Why? = possible total of 6pts

TOTAL possible Points = 26 pts x 30 presentations for the year = 780 points required for the year.

Unit Work

For each Unit, students are expected to complete one activity in each of the following CATEGORIES:


1. Listening - 15 minutes of nothing but FRENCH
2. Reading - at LEAST 15 minutes of reading in FRENCH
3. Interpersonal Writing - should meet allof the requirements for that Unit's Interpersonal Speaking Assessment
4. Presentational Writing - should meet all of the requirements for that Unit's Assessment
5. Interpersonal Speaking - should meet all of the requirements for that Unit's Assessment
6. Presentational Speaking - should meet all of the requirements for that Unit's Assessment
  • That means that each student will have completed 6 activities, OUTSIDE of class time, for each of the 8 Units.
  • A total of 48 activites, or 8 in each category, by the end of Unit 8.
  • Each activity can take as little as 15 minutes to complete.
  • Each Category's activity is worth 10 points: ON-TIME = 5 points; Evidence of Completion & Reflection Sheet = 5 points
  • 10 points x 48 activities = 480 points total for the year.
  • If the activity is NOT ON-TIME, a 0 (Zero) will be earned.
  • If the Evidence of Completion is NOT turned in, a 0 (Zero) will be earned.
  • If a Reflection Sheet is NOT turned in, a 0 (Zero) will be earned.

Completion Rate & Due Dates

  • Two activities must be completed each week, and those two activities MUST be turned in (either on paper, or digitally) NOT LATER THAN 3:30pm every Wednesday afternoon. (It does not matter if it is an A-day or B-day, BOTH classes MUST HAVE work TURNED IN NO LATER THAN 3:30pm, EVERY WEDNESDAY! (see French Calendar for exact dates)
  • Work turned in AFTER 3:30pm on WEDNESDAY, will NOT be ACCEPTED! (see policy on make-up work)
  • Work may be completed and turned in EARLY!
  • Some activities can count for TWO CATEGORIES (see below). Those activities will be worth up to 20 points (the points are doubled).

Evidence of Completion and Reflection Sheet


For each activity (or pair of activities) the student must provide a written reflection sheet and evidence that the work was completed by the student.

The written reflection sheet must include the following information:
  1. First Name AND LAST Name
  2. French Class Period
  3. Date work was completed
  4. Category or Categories the Activity Fulfilled
  5. How the Activity met the requirements for that Category?
  6. What did you do? (did you go to a website, email a friend, read a book/article (give title of book and from where you got the book), write a blog post, etc.)
  7. What did you learn? (specific vocabulary, new information about a topic, summary of what you read or listened to or spoke to someone else)
  8. How long did you spend doing the activity?
  9. Did you enjoy the activity? Why or Why Not?
  10. If you did NOT enjoy the activity: How will you do this activity differently next time?

Evidence that the work was completed by the student can be done in any of the following ways:

1. A brief NOTE from the parent/guardian, dated and signed by the PARENT/Guardian, ON the written reflection sheet stating:
"My child did the activity/activities as described on this page."

OR

2. An EMAIL from the PARENT/Guardian's EMAIL ADDRESS, (BEFORE 3:30 on Wednesday's) with:
  1. the written reflection sheet (typed) in the body of the message, AND
  2. a note from the parent/guardian stating:
    • "My child did the activity/activities as described in this email."

OR

3. A VOICEMAIL message to 502-414-1793 (BEFORE 3:30 on Wednesday's), from the PARENT/Guardian, in which the Parent/Guardian:
  1. Reads the ENTIRE (including child's whole name, class & date) written reflection sheet to the voicemail
  2. Then states: "My child did the activity/activities as I described in this voicemail."
  3. Then says his/her own First & Last Name

Examples of Activities in each category


1. Listening - 15 minutes - ANYTHING that involves LISTENING to the FRENCH language (English should not be heard at all or VERY LITTLE!)
Examples:
  • French Pod Casts
  • French Lessons on YouTube
  • French Movies
  • American Movies with French Audio (sound must be in French)
  • French Music
  • French Audio Books

2. Reading - 15 minutes - MUST be written in FRENCH

Examples:
  • Books in French
  • Magazines in French
  • Newspapers in French
  • Websites in French
  • Movies with French SUBTITLES (the written language is French, spoken language could be English)
  • Comic Books in French

3. Interpersonal Writing - must meet all of the requirements for that Unit's Interpersonal Speaking Assessment - will be peer reviewed according to that rubric

ANY WRITING done IN FRENCH to CONVERSE (have a conversation) with another person or groups of people. (ONE-SIDED information giving is PRESENTATIONAL WRITING)

Examples:
  • Emails in French (copy and paste into a "word" google document for proof)
  • Chats in French (copy and paste into a "word" google document for proof)
  • Texts in French (copy and paste into a "word" google document for proof)
  • Notes (written to converse with another person) in French
  • Discussion Board Posts in French

4. Presentational Writing - must meet all of the requirements for that Unit's Assessment - will be peer reviewed according to that rubric
ANY WRITING done IN FRENCH to PRESENT FACTS or INFORMATION to a person or groups of people.
Examples:
  • Project information written in FRENCH
  • Blog Posts written in French
  • Short Stories written in French
  • Comics written in French
  • Commercials written in French
  • Resumés written in French
  • Arguments written in French
  • Articles written in French


5. Interpersonal Speaking - must meet all of the requirements for that Unit's Assessment

  • A CONVERSATION (spoken by the student) with (at least) one other person, IN FRENCH.

6. Presentational Speaking - must meet all of the requirements for that Unit's Assessment
  • ANY speaking done by the student to PRESENT (give) information on a topic or subject, IN FRENCH.

Categories that can be Combined

  • Reading & Listening
    • Reading a French Book while listening to the SAME French Audio Book
  • Interpersonal Writing & Interpersonal Speaking
    • Writing French emails/texts/chats to a classmate/French speaking friend, then speaking the same (or very similar) conversation, either in class or on a recording (voice or video) to turn in.
  • Presentational Writing & Presentational Speaking
    • Writing out a presentation in French, then reading that presentation out loud, either in class or on a recording (voice or video).